Henry Edward Knowles of Fayetteville

Tue, 01/22/2013 - 10:37amThe Citizen

Mr. Henry Edward "Ed" Knowles of Fayetteville, Ga., died Jan. 19, 2013 at his home after an extended illness.

He was a proud patriot and WWII veteran, who spoke frequently of his service. He was a member of Riverdale Masonic Lodge #709 and member of Fayetteville VFW Post 105. He was an active member at Friendship United Methodist Church and served on many projects over the years. He worked with the Youth Baseball Program in its early years and also served as a Boy Scout leader.

Mr. Knowles had worked for the Central of Georgia Railroad in the 1950's and kept lifelong friends from that time as well as his enjoyment of trains. He was known as a master carpenter in the Fayetteville area until a stroke in 1975.

He was preceded in death by his parents James Edward and May Lily (Harris) Knowles; sister Louise Winkles; and brothers Harold, Gene, and Marvin Knowles.